World Cup 2010

[ampersand]

Gary Lineker?

[Cardboard Box City]

there's always one.

[TheGayTent]

Anyone else think King was played for 90mins last night so that Capello could see for himself how his knee reacts in the next couple of days. i reckon if he doesn't like what he sees, he won't make the plane regardless of form. He was shite anyway, but you know what I mean.

[eFestivals]

Anyone else think King was played for 90mins last night so that Capello could see for himself how his knee reacts in the next couple of days. i reckon if he doesn't like what he sees, he won't make the plane regardless of form. He was shite anyway, but you know what I mean.

I reckon you're completely wrong.

Carra is going cos he's cover for G Johnson.

But he also has the added advantage of being cover for the two crocked defenders we're taking, King & Rio.

Upson stays home. That's £5M off his WHU sale price.

[Langdale Wolf]

Upson stays home. That's £5M off his WHU sale price.

[eFestivals]

How does that work when he's not worth £3m?!

they pay someone to take him away...?

[eFestivals]

I'd say it's 50/50 between him and Dawson as Dawson still hasn't got a cap to his name and Upson played a lot of games under Fabio.

Who says only one defender isn't going?

[Lithium05]

I would be very surprised if Upson was left at home given his 3rd choice status throughout the whole of qualifying. Could be that Fabio doesn't need to see him in action as he's already on the plane.

[Lithium05]

Anyone else think King was played for 90mins last night so that Capello could see for himself how his knee reacts in the next couple of days. i reckon if he doesn't like what he sees, he won't make the plane regardless of form. He was shite anyway, but you know what I mean.

[eFestivals]

I would be very surprised if Upson was left at home given his 3rd choice status throughout the whole of qualifying. Could be that Fabio doesn't need to see him in action as he's already on the plane.

Yep, it could be that.

But it could also be the case that cos he's not covered himself in glory when he has played, Pat is thinking that the likes of King and Carra better him anyway - and of course both are experienced with England already.

[Langdale Wolf]

Yep, it could be that.

But it could also be the case that cos he's not covered himself in glory when he has played, Pat is thinking that the likes of King and Carra better him anyway - and of course both are experienced with England already.

[TheGayTent]

I reckon you're completely wrong.

[ralph250]

Yep, it could be that.

But it could also be the case that cos he's not covered himself in glory when he has played, Pat is thinking that the likes of King and Carra better him anyway - and of course both are experienced with England already.

[Langdale Wolf]

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

[ampersand]

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

[Langdale Wolf]

we beat czech republic. therefore if usa beat you, we are better than england. i think that's scientific fact or something.

[ampersand]

Well they did beat us in 1950, so I concede - the mighty Scots would probably pummel us.

[st dan]

I believe it was becasue he was sick of being treated like he was just there to make the numbers up in the squad. McClaren told him he was 2nd choice RB & CD but then a match came up and he was bumped futher down as Brown replaced Richards at RB and King and/or Campbell replaced Rio or Terry.

[ralph250]

I think it was more to do with how McClaren was handling it, as nothing has changed he's still the 2nd choice RB and CD but he's been told he has a purpose and he's valued.

Edited May 26, 2010 by ralph250

[ralph250]

I suspect he's not even 2nd choice RB but sharing the role as both will bring very different qualties to the role depending on the game, ie would you trust Johnson to defend against the likes of Silva & Di Maria instead of Carragher?

[Cardboard Box City]

therefore if usa beat you

[eFestivals]

According to Neil, they have a habit of beating us!

I actually posted (the first time, anyway - I might have been careless with further posts) "doing well against us" rather than "beating us".

[ampersand]

I actually posted (the first time, anyway - I might have been careless with further posts) "doing well against us" rather than "beating us".

[oafc0000]

I actually posted (the first time, anyway - I might have been careless with further posts) "doing well against us" rather than "beating us".

[ampersand]

Neil... Why don't you just say... "Sorry, I was talking shit"